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Becrux
Mimosa, Beta Crucis
A variable blue star lying more than 350 light years away, in the constellation of the Southern Cross.

Location of Becrux
Becrux is the second brightest of the four stars that make up Crux, the Southern Cross. Like all Crux' stars, it occupies a dense region of the Milky Way, and lies near the Jewel Box cluster.
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